Here you are this will explain it it is one of my own persoal papers
Acids are divided into two groups: Binary and Oxyacids. NAMING BINARY ACIDS: The name of the binary acid consists of two words. The first word has three parts: the “hydro” prefix the root of the nonmetal element the “ic” ending The second word is always “acid” Examples: HCl = hydro chlor ic acid = hydrochloric acid HBr = hydro brom ic acid = hydrobromic acid HF = hydro fluor ic acid = hydrofluoric acid 2. NAMING OXYACIDS: These are more difficult to name because these acids have hydrogen, a nonmetal, and may have varying numbers of oxygen atoms. For example, H2SO5, H2SO4, H2SO3, and H2SO2 are all acids. How do we name them? To begin, we need a point of reference. Our reference point is this: The “ate” ions (sulfate, nitrate, etc) make the “ic” acids (sulfuric acid, nitric acid) Examples: SO4 2- = sulfate ion H2SO4 = sulfuric acid NO3 - = nitrate ion HNO3 = nitric acid Once we have our point of reference, the acid with one more oxygen than the -ic acid is called the per-_________-ic acid. The acid with one less oxygen then the -ic acid is called the ___________-ous acid. If the acid has one less oxygen than the -ous acid, it is called the hypo-____________-ous acid. Examples: H2SO5 = persulfuric acid HNO4 = pernitric acid H2SO4 = sulfuric acid HNO3 = nitric acid H2SO3 = sulfurous acid HNO2 = nitrous acid H2SO2 = hyposulfurous acid HNO = hyponitrous acid The KEY: